brian in bath

nnoyingly, I missed the second part of the recent interview with Brian Eno on BBC Radio 6, both live and on the Web. I managed to remember, however, the recording on Radio 3 of his performance with pianist Joanna MacGregor and Bath Camerata in the Bath Music Festival. You can listen to it on the Web for the next few days.

Brian laughs nervously a lot, and says right at the start of the programme that he doesn't like performing, but it's an interesting mix of pieces, actively defying people to like everything. The two new pieces by Brian weren't to my taste, but the rest were enjoyable, especially the choir.

The live performance of two parts of Music for Airports was particularly intruiging, since it was originally produced by overlaid tape loops of different lengths rather than by musicians. In this version, members of the Bath Camerata were arranged in groups throughout Bath Cathedral, each listening to a CD, and they sang when 'triggered' by their own CD.

The concert ends with a beautiful piece of choral work by Thomas Tallis.

Tags: Brain Eno | Bath Camerata | Bath Music Festival | Joanna MacGregor